Trump routinely told his supporters during the Republican presidential primary he would appoint conservative leaning judges to overrule the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision in the Obergefell v. Hodges case that guaranteed marriage rights to same-sex couples. Though he maintained that the issue of marriage quality should handled by the states, he said during the interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes” Sunday that he didn’t plan on reversing the Supreme Court's decision on marriage equality.
“It’s law…I mean it’s done,” Trump told "60 Minutes." These cases have gone to the Supreme Court. They’ve been settled. And I’m --I’m fine with that.”
Though Trump has made an effort to reach out to the LGBTQ community since being elected, he also championed gay-rights while on the campaign trail. Trump's selling point on why he would be good for gay people was largely based on his hard-lined views to combat "radical Islam," which he blamed for the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando that killed 49 people and injured 53, according to ABC News.
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